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The result was delete‎. Liz Read! Talk! 07:09, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Akshay Sharma

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I don't see anything except clones of this article on other websites. I have no idea how this has lasted so long without going to AFD before. The article says "was", but it would appear it should say "is", which means it falls under WP:BLP, and for that, clearly fails for inclusion under the stricter rules for biographies of living persons. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 07:06, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Authors and India. Shellwood (talk) 12:40, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: Shit, it’s a completely unsourced and blatant promotional article. Thanks for finding and nominating it. It was created back in 2012, and still, no one has been able to find or report it, lol. The article completely fails WP:GNG, WP:BLP, and WP:AUTHOR, with no sources found after searching. I think a speedy deletion under WP:G11 can be attempted before nominating it here. GrabUp - Talk 13:33, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Delete: Some person uploads a biography, looks like it was taken straight from a word processor and pasted here verbatim... I don't find any sourcing about a writer, there's a recent golfer with a similar name. doesn't appear to be this person. Delete. Oaktree b (talk) 15:35, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't delete / Restore original: The original article was created by me for an author from early 1900s who had notable presence or influence in the Hindi literature (from my perspective). In recent edits, that article was overwritten for some new Akshay Chandra Sharma who I have no clue who is or why is notable. I suggest restoring to the original version. Vivek Rai (talk)
@Vivek Rai: I agree, but your version of the article also doesn’t show any notability! The lack of significant secondary sources fails WP:GNG, no notable awards fails WP:ANYBIO, and no notable books fails WP:AUTHOR. GrabUp - Talk 07:37, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:GNG, no sources on Google to establish notability. Procyon117 (talk) 14:02, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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